Water-closet bowl.



BB CATCHINGS, OF BIRMINGHAM, .ALABAMA.

WATER-CLOSET BOWL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5,1915.

Application filed May 26, 1914. Serial No. 841,111.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BOB CATCHINGS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Birmingham, in the county of Jefferson and State ofAlabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Watercation to arest for such bowls.

Closet Bowls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toimprovements in water-closet bowls and hasparticular appli- In carrying out thepresent invention, it is my purposeto provide a rest for bowls of the class described whereby the use ofthe common wooden and metal seats will be eliminated and which will becleanand sanitary in construction. I

It is also my purpose to provide a rest for bowls of the type set forthwhereby the limbs of the person using the bowl-will be conveniently andcomfortably supported. With the above and other objects in View, theinvention consists in the construction, combination and arrangements ofparts hereinafter set forth in and falling within the scope of theclaim.

In the accompanying-drawing; Figure 1 is a top plan View of a bowlconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a viewin side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a modifiedform of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail I and particularly to the form ofmy invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, 1 designates a bowl of anysuitable or preferred construction. In accordance with my presentinvention, this bowl has the upper edge or rim 2 thereof formed afterthe fashion of a saddle and is provided with relatively high front andback pieces? and 4:.

Formed integral with the bowl I at the front portion thereof adjacent tothe rim 2 and proi'ecting outwardly therefrom are foot rests 5 isposedat opposite sides of the longitudinal center line of the bowl andadapted to support the weight of the user of the bowl. The upper edge ofthe bowl contiguous the front 3 is relatively narrow as clearly shown inFig. 1 in order to facilitate the use of the bowl.

In the form of my invention illustrated in Fig. 3, I have illustrated aconstruction whereby the valve of the'fiush tank is opened automaticallyin the use of the bowl and in this instance a push button 7 is carriedby the rests 5 and connected through suitable mechanism with the valve.Thus, in the use of the bowl, the push button 7 is depressed therebyopening the valve to flush-the bowl.

I claim:

A water closet bowl having the upper edge thereof formed after thefashion of a saddle and having relatively high back and front pieces,and foot rests formed integral -with the outer surface of said bowl,each of said rests being provided with a flat horizontal portion toreceive the ball of the foot and a-second flat portion arranged at alower elevation for receiving the heel of the user in combination withthe flushing mechanism having a portion thereof slidably mounted in theheel receiving portion of one of the 4 rests.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature .75 I

JNo.-W. PRUDE, G. W. BAINs.

